The Department of Irrigation has issued a warning of a potential flood situation within the next 48 hours in low-lying areas along the Mahaweli River Basin. MORE..
27 Nov 2025 (5:53 PM)
The number of deaths reported owing to adverse weather conditions across the country in the past few hours has increased to 39, the Disaster Management Centre noted. MORE..
27 Nov 2025 (5:04 PM)
The Department of Wildlife Conservation has announced that multiple national parks will be temporarily closed due to the prevailing rainy weather conditions across the island. MORE..
27 Nov 2025 (8:09 PM)
UPDATE- Parliament is scheduled to convene tomorrow morning for a brief session lasting only thirty (30) minutes, while no sitting will be held on Saturday (29), the Department of Communications of Parliament has now announced. MORE..
27 Nov 2025 (5:01 PM)
The Irrigation Department warns that there is a possibility of a major flood situation occurring within the next 24 hours in the low-lying areas adjacent to the Mahaweli River in the Yatinuwara and Gangawata Korale Divisional Secretariat Divisions of the Mahaweli River Basin. MORE..
27 Nov 2025 (9:32 PM)
The Department of Meteorology announced that the deep depression which had formed near the Sri Lankan coast in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclone a short time ago today (27). The cyclone has been named "Ditwa". MORE..
27 Nov 2025 (6:30 PM)